Economists Warn AI Could Outpace Society's Ability To Adapt
Over 200 economists and AI researchers, 16 of them Nobel laureates, urge governments to prepare policy before AI reshapes work.
- Statement titled 'We Must Act Now' was published by Stanford's Digital Economy Lab, July 13, 2026.
- Signers say steam, electricity and computers gave decades to adapt; AI may give only years.
- Signatory Jack Clark works at Anthropic, a company building the same technology in question.
Why it matters: A warning signed by the builders does not slow the building; only policy does, and none exists yet.
Stanford Digital Economy Lab / We Must Act Now statement ↗ · Jul 14, 20267/14/26